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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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