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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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