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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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