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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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