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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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