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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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