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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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