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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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