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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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