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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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