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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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