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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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