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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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