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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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