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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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