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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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