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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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