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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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