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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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