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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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