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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors 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 different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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