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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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