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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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