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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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