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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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