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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about 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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