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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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