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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part 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. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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