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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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