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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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