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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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