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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured 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 organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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