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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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