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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information 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 examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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