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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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