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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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