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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always 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 several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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