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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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