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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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