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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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