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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new 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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