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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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