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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 and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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