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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources . As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Administrators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates? This exciting new book also considers the most important challenges associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). For more details about this exciting new book please see mooc massive open online course.

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