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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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