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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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