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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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