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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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