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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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