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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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