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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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