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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. 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 free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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