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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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