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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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