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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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