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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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