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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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