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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in 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 massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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