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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original 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 participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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