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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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