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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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