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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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