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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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