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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee 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 business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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