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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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