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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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