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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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