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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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