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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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