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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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