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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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