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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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