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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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