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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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