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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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