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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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