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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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