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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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