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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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