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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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