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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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