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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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