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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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