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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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