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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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