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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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