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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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