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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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