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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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