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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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