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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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