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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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