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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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