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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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