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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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