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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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