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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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