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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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