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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers 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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