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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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