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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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