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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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