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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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