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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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