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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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