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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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