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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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