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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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