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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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