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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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