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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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