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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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