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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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