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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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 massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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