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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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