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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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