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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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