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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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