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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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