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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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