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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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