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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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