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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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