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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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