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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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