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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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