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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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