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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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