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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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