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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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