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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to massive open online courses and open educational resources. MOOCs and similar ventures with open education resources (OERs) are allowing millions of self-directed online learners all over the world to learn from well-known academics. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. The open education resources (OERs) movement was the inspiration for the first MOOC classes. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are being used successfully? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct MOOC courses? This massively open online courses book also describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.

Modern improvements in digital learning are providing the means for students in nations all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. There are a lot of topics that digital learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. Scholars and want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help learners succeed in these massively open online courses. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOC courses and other kinds of open education resources persist. This definitive new MOOC classes book discusses feasible strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. For more info please visit this MOOC Book website.

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