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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses 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 subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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