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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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