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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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