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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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