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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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