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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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