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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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