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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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