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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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