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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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