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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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