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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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