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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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