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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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