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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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