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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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