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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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