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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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