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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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