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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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