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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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