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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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