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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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