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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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