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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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