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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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