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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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