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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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