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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key 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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