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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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