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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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