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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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