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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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