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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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