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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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