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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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