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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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