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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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