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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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