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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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