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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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