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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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