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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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