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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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