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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in 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 massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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