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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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