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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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