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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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