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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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