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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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