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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take 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. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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