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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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