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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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