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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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