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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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