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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing 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 describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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