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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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