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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education