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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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