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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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