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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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