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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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