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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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