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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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