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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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