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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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