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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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