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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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