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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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