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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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