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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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