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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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