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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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