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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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