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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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