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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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