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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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