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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the 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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