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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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