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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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