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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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