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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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