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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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