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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources