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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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