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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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