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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part 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 open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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