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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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