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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever 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 participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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