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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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