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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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