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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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