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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education