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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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