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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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