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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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