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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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