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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand 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 issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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