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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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