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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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