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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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