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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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