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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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