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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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