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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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