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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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