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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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