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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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