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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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