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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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