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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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