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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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