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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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