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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes 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 commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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