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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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