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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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