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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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