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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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