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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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