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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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