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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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