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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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