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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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