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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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