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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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