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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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