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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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