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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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