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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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