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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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