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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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