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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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