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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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