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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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