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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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