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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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