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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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