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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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