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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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