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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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