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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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