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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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