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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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