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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part 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 generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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