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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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