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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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