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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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