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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world 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. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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