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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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