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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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