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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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