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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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