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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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