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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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