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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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