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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC 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 several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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