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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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