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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important 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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