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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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