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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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