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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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