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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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