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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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