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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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