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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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