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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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