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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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