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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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