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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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