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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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