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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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