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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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