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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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