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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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