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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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