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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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