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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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