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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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