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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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