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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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