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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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