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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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