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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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