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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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