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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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