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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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