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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended 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 teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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