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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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