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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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