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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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