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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in 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 online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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