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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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