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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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