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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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