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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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