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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are 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 many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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