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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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