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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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