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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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