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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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