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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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