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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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