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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate 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. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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