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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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