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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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