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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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