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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in 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 massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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