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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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