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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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