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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews 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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