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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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