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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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