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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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