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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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