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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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