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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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