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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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