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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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