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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons