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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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