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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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