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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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