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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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