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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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