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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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