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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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