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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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