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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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