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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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