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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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