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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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