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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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