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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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