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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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