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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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