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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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