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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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