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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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