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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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