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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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