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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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