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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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