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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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