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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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