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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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