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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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