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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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