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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)