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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key 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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