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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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