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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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