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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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