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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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