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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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