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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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