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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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