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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? 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 we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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