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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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