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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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