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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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