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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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