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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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