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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free for learners 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. 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 several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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