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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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