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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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