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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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