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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. 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 massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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