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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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