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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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