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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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