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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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