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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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