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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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