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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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