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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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