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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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