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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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