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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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