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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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