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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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