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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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