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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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