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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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