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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies 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 problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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