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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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