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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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