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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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