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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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