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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education