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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs 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 many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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