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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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