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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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