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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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