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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the 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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