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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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