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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge 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 interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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