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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources