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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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