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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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