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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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