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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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