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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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