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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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