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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key 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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