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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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