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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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