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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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