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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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