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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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