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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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