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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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