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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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