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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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