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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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