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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open 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. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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