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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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