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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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