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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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