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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources