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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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