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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take 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 open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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