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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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