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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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