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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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