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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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