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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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