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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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