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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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