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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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