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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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