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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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