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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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