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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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