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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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