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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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