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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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