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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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