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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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