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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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