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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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