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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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