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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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