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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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