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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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