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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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