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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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