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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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