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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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