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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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