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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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