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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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