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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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