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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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