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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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