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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education