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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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