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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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