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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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