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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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