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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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