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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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