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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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