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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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