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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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