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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators 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 models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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