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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance 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 participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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