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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting 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 new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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