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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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