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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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