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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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