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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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