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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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