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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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