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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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