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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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