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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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