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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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