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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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