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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with 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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