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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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