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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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